18-05-2025
43 Movie Lines So Bad They Almost Ruined The Film
Recently, Reddit user StillStanding_96 asked r/Movies about lines that completely pulled you out of the movie. Y'know the feeling — you're totally immersed, and then one dumb, illogical, or just plain unrealistic line pulls you back into your brain, where you go 'huh, that was dumb.' Here are 43 infuriating movie moments that did just that.
This shoehorning of the title in Star Trek: First Contact:
And the same from A Minecraft Movie:
Similarly, this forced exchange from X-Men: First Class:
Aaaand another "he said the thing!" example in Suicide Squad:
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Also from Suicide Squad, when Diablo said this about people he just met:
This dialogue from King Kong that reminded you it's all CGI:
This ridiculously dumb comment from Pearl Harbor:
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This nonsensical declaration from Snow White and the Huntsman:
This famously terrible explanation from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker:
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And this almost equally terrible moment from The Force Awakens:
This cliche line from The Dark Knight:
Along with this one from Batman Begins:
This ridiculous quote from Twilight:
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Along with this one:
And this infamous moment from New Moon:
Speaking of response from Tenet that asked the obvious:
And this line, which was clearly written by someone who knew nothing about X-Men:
This sad attempt at Feminism™ from X-Men: Dark Phoenix:
This similarly forced and corny "feminist" moment from Avengers: Endgame:
This sexual promise from Kingsman: The Secret Service:
And this sexual line from Vanilla Sky:
This attempt at modern slang from Jurassic World: Dominion:
Along with this one from Prince of Thieves:
And this one from Napoleon, which felt like a stone's throw from "I'm built different":
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Similarly, this use of the word "stuff" in Amadeus:
This quote from Interstellar that was a little too on the nose:
This reference that was clearly put in for the parents in Moana:
This baffling yet iconic line from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers:
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And this line from Gimli from the extended cut of the same film, which raised questions about scientific knowledge in the LOTR universe:
This comedic moment from Avengers: Endgame, which could've been a lot more heartfelt:
This line from Mindhunters that came off a little more comedic than intended:
And this one from X-Men:
This silly line from Avengers: Age of Ultron:
This question from Arrival, which added comedy to a moment where it was not appropriate:
This terribly delivered line from Four Weddings and a Funeral:
This exclamation from The Divergent Series: Allegiant:
This reading of the Bhagavad Gita during a sex scene in Oppenheimer:
This declaration from Bones And All:
This exchange between Padme and Anakin from Revenge of the Sith:
This reference to a past film from Alien: Romulus:
This Warner Bros. reference in The Matrix Resurrections:
This ridiculous response from Volcano:
And just frankly untrue line from Wicked:
"'Let me tell you the whole story.' – Wicked: Part 1."—PayaV87
What movie or TV line memorably pulled you out of what you were watching? Let us know in the comments below — or via this anonymous form!
Submissions have been edited for length/clarity.
